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Directorate for GeosciencesTampa, FL October 10, 2005
Jarvis L. MoyersDivision of
Atmospheric Sciences
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)• supports research in the atmospheric, earth, and ocean
sciences– advances scientific knowledge of Earth's environment, including
resources such as water, energy, minerals, and biological diversity• principal source of federal funding for university-based
fundamental research in the geosciences• addresses nation's need to understand, predict, and respond
to environmental events and changes, and to use Earth's resources wisely
– advances ability to predict natural phenomena of economic and human significance, such as climate changes, weather, earthquakes, fish-stock fluctuations, and disruptive events in the solar-terrestrial environment
The Directorate for GeosciencesThe Directorate for Geosciences• invites unsolicited proposals from all scientists with
interests in the geosciences
• sponsors special competitions, often interdisciplinary, in areas identified by the community as deserving special attention
• provides long-term support for shared resources
• seeks to promote collaborations with scientists in other disciplines, funding agencies, and Nations
• seeks to promote the integration of research and education
The Directorate for Geosciences supportsThe Directorate for Geosciences supports• individual investigator-initiated research projects• investigator-initiated collaborative research programs• shared resources
– observational platforms– analytic facilities– computational facilities
• projects that foster education and training of the next generation of geoscientists
Assistant Director for GeosciencesDr. Margaret S. Leinen
Assistant Director for GeosciencesDr. Margaret S. Leinen
Division ofEarth Sciences
Division ofEarth Sciences
Division ofAtmospheric
Sciences
Division ofAtmospheric
Sciences
Diversity and Education in Geosciences
Diversity and Education in Geosciences
Division ofOcean Sciences
Division ofOcean Sciences
Directorate for Directorate for GeosciencesGeosciences
GEO BudgetsGEO Budgets
GEO Budget Breakdown FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006in Millions of Dollars Actual Current Plan Request
Atmospheric Sciences $238.40 $233.43 $239.79Atmospheric Sciences Research Support 156.65 153.38 158.69National Center for Atmospheric Research 81.75 80.05 81.10
Earth Sciences $152.03 $148.96 $154.07Earth Sciences Project Support 119.75 115.19 119.73Instrumentation and Facilities 32.28 33.77 34.34
Ocean Sciences $322.98 $311.77 $315.24Ocean Section 120.35 115.98 117.28Integrative Programs Section 118.40 113.70 114.97Marine Geosciences Section 84.23 82.09 82.99
Total, GEO $713.41 $694.16 $709.10
NSF Geosciences Beyond 2000NSF Geosciences Beyond 2000
The Directorate for Geosciences, with input from the Advisory Committee for Geosciences and the broader research community, prepares long-range plans.
• NSF Geosciences Beyond 2000: Understanding and Predicting Earth's Environment and Habitability can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/geo/adgeo/geo2000.jsp
• Facilities to Empower Geosciences Discovery 2004-2008 can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/geo/facilities/
CrossCross--Cutting Activities in GEOCutting Activities in GEO
• A program integrating three areas is in development for FY 06:
• Biogeosciences• Integrated Carbon Cycle• Water Cycle
• Ecology of Infectious Diseases• Contact: Don Rice (drice@nsf.gov)• Joint Program Solicitation issued by NIEHS –
annual competition
Mathematical SciencesMathematical SciencesCollaborations in Mathematical Geosciences (CMG)
Joint GEO/MPS activity (NSF 05-535)Deadline Date: February 1, 2006
GEO Contacts:Steve Meacham (ATM) smeacham@nsf.govRobin Reichlin (EAR) rreichli@nsf.govEric Itsweire (OCE) eitsweir@nsf.gov
GEO Diversity and EducationGEO Diversity and Education• education and diversity are critical in promoting the
overall health of the geoscience enterprise• GEO’s commitment extends beyond providing support
for the training of graduate students• GEO supports quality geoscience education at all levels,
including active outreach to the public• GEO offers several programs to address diversity and
education activities within the geosciences including– Geoscience Education (GeoEd)– Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG)
Geoscience Education (GeoEd)Geoscience Education (GeoEd)
• supports projects that will:– pilot or initiate innovative geoscience education activities; or– integrate geoscience research and education activities into
existing Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP), Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP), and/or Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) projects
• NSF 04-590 (due dates in Fall, 2005 and Fall, 2007)
Opportunities for Enhancing Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG)Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG)
• primary goal is to increase participation in geoscience education and research by students from groups currently underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
• NSF 04-590 (next due date is in Fall, 2006)• Contact Jackie Huntoon: 703.292.8500 or jhuntoon@nsf.gov
GEO Education ContactsGEO Education Contacts• Directorate-wide programs to fund formal and informal geoscience education
activities (GeoEd)Contact: Jackie Huntoon (jhuntoon@nsf.gov)
• Division of Atmospheric SciencesContact: Robert Kerr (rkerr@nsf.gov)
• Division of Earth SciencesContact: Mike Mayhew (mmayhew@nsf.gov)
• Division of Ocean Sciencesincluding Centers for Ocean Science Education Excellence (COSEE)Contact: Lisa Rom (erom@nsf.gov)
Division of Atmospheric Sciences (ATM)Division of Atmospheric Sciences (ATM)• furthers understanding of weather, climate and the
solar-terrestrial system by expanding the fundamental knowledge of the composition and dynamics of the Earth’s atmosphere and geospace environment, including:
studies of the physics, chemistry, and dynamics of earth's upper and lower atmosphere and its space environment research on climate processes and variationsstudies to understand the natural global cycles of gases and particles in earth's atmosphere
• supports large, complex facilities required for research in the atmospheric and solar-terrestrial sciences
Division of Atmospheric Sciences: Dr. Jarvis L. MoyersDivision of Atmospheric Sciences: Dr. Jarvis L. Moyers
UCAR and Lower Atmospheric Facilities
Section
UCAR and Lower Atmospheric Facilities
SectionLower Atmosphere Research Section
Lower Atmosphere Research Section
Upper Atmosphere Research Section
Upper Atmosphere Research Section
Atmospheric Chemistry
Atmospheric Chemistry
Climate and Large-scale Dynamics
Climate and Large-scale Dynamics
Physical and Dynamic
Meteorology
Physical and Dynamic
MeteorologyPaleo-climatePaleo-climate
AeronomyAeronomyMagneto-spheric Physics
Magneto-spheric Physics
Solar Terrestrial Research
Solar Terrestrial Research
Upper Atmospheric
Facilities
Upper Atmospheric
Facilities
MRE & FC: HIAPER (MRE & FC: HIAPER (HHigh-performance IInstrumented AAirborne PPlatform for EEnvironmental RResearch)
• new platform will enable new types of research missions for atmospheric and environmental sciences
•Primary capabilities include operations at 50,000 feet, > 6000 pound payload, 10 hour duration, 6K naut. mile range
NCAR Responsibilities
• Provide facilities, services, and intellectual commons for the atmospheric and related sciences research and education communities
• Lead the community in addressing complex large-scale problems
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Bringing ethnically diverse undergraduate students into careers in the atmospheric and related sciences.
Significant Opportunities in Atmospheric Research and Science
Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR)Advanced Modular Incoherent Scatter Radar (AMISR)• state-of-the art incoherent scatter
radar deployable to any geographic location on the globe
• high spatial and temporal resolution
• each face can be separately located
• easy maintenance• measures composition,
temperature density and motion of upper atmosphere
Objectives• Investigate deep polar cap ionosphere-thermosphere processes never studied before;• Understand the coupling between the high-latitude neutral upper atmosphere and the high-
speed, current carrying plasma in the auroral oval;• Provide detailed ground-based observations needed for a wide range of spaceflight, data
assimilation and theory/modeling projects
Space Weather
Research and Model
Development
Knowledge Transfer
Education and Diversity
An NSF Science and Technology Center
Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)• supports research to understand the structure,
composition, and evolution of the Earth and the processes that govern the formation and behavior of the Earth's materials, including:
research to gain a better understanding of the Earth's changing environments, and the natural distribution of its mineral, water, and energy resources methods for predicting and mitigating the effects of geologic hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, and landslidesdynamic modeling of earth system processes
• supports theoretical, computational, laboratories and field stations, and state-of-the-art scientific infrastructure
Division of Earth Sciences: Dr. Herman ZimmermanDivision of Earth Sciences: Dr. Herman Zimmerman
Surface Earth Processes Section
Surface Earth Processes Section
Deep Earth Processes Section
Deep Earth Processes Section
Geobiology & Low Temp
Geochemistry
Geobiology & Low Temp
Geochemistry
Sedimentary Geology &
Paleobiology
Sedimentary Geology &
Paleobiology
Geomorphology & Land Use Dynamics
Geomorphology & Land Use Dynamics
Education & Human
Resources
Education & Human
Resources
TectonicsTectonicsPetrology & GeochemistryPetrology &
Geochemistry
Continental Dynamics
Continental Dynamics
Geophysics Geophysics
EarthScopeEarthScope
Instrumentation & Facilities
Instrumentation & Facilities
Hydrologic Sciences
Hydrologic Sciences
MultiMulti--User FacilitiesUser FacilitiesNSF - University of Arizona Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) Laboratory
Institute for Rock Magnetism (IRM @ UMinn)
UCLA SIMS Laboratory (UCLASIMS)
North East National Ion Microprobe Facility (NENIMF @ WHOI)
High-Resolution Computed X-ray Tomography Facility (UTCT)
Facility for Electromagnetic Studies of the Continents (EMSOC@ UUtah, UWashington, & UC-Riverside)
Amino Acid Geochronology Laboratory (AAGL @ NAU)
Arizona LaserChron Center (ALC @ U. of Arizona)
MultiMulti--User FacilitiesUser FacilitiesIncorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS)
Consortium for Materials Properties Researchin the Earth Sciences (COMPRES @ SUNY, APS, ALS, NSLS)
UNAVCO, Inc. (A Geodetic Consortium)
GeoSoilEnviroCARS Synchrotron Radiation Beamlines at theAdvanced Photon Source (GSECARS @ Argonne NL)
National Center for Airborne Laser Mapping (NCALM @UFlorida & UC-Berkeley)
Purdue Rare Isotope Measurement Laboratory (PRIME Lab@ Purdue University)
Drilling, Observation & Sampling of the Earth’s Continental Crust (DOSECC @ U. of Utah)
MRE & FC: EarthScope FacilityMRE & FC: EarthScope Facility• 875 permanent GPS stations• 39 permanent seismic stations• 175 borehole strainmeters • 5 laser strainmeters
• 400 transportable seismic stations occupying 2000 sites (10 years)
• 40 magneto-telluric systems• 100 campaign GPS stations• 2400 campaign seismic stationsMRE&FC Project: $200M construction
[science, E&O, cyberinfrastructure]
MRE & FC: San Andreas Fault Observatory at DepthMRE & FC: San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth
NSF Science and Technology Center (STC) headquartered at St. Anthony Falls Laboratory (Univ. of Minnesota). NCED’s purpose is to catalyze development of an integrated, predictive science of the processes shaping the surface of the Earth, in order to transform management of ecosystems, resources, and land use. NCED participating institutions offer unique field and laboratory locations for research by members of the NCED research community and visitors.
• St. Anthony Falls Laboratory• Angelo Coast Range Reserve• Experimental Sedimentology
and Geomorphology Lab at MIT
• Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory
Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)• supports basic research and education to further
understanding of all aspects of the global oceans and their interactions with the solid earth and the atmosphere, including:
biological, chemical and physical processes that characterize both coastal seas and deep ocean basinsgeological and geophysical processes that shape the continental shelves and deep sea floorresource and hazard assessment and the health of the oceans’ complex and diverse ecological systems
• supports operation, acquisition, construction, and conversion of major shared-use oceanographic facilities needed to carry out oceanographic-related research programs
Division of Ocean Sciences: Dr. H. Lawrence ClarkDivision of Ocean Sciences: Dr. H. Lawrence Clark
Ocean Sciences Section
Ocean Sciences Section
Marine Geosciences Section
Marine Geosciences Section
Integrative Programs Section
Integrative Programs Section
Marine Geology & Geophysics
Marine Geology & Geophysics
Chemical Oceanography
Chemical Oceanography
Ocean DrillingOcean Drilling Biological Oceanography
Biological OceanographyOceanographic Technology &
Interdisciplinary Coordination
Oceanographic Technology & Interdisciplinary
Coordination
Oceanographic Instrumentation & Technical
Services
Oceanographic Instrumentation & Technical
Services
Ship Facilities & SupportShip Facilities & Support
Ship OperationsShip Operations
Ocean Sciences EducationOcean Sciences Education
Physical Oceanography
Physical Oceanography
Ocean Section – Water Column and Life• Physical Oceanography• Biological Oceanography• Chemical OceanographyPriority research programs include:
• Non-Equilibrium Ecosystem Dynamics • Climate variability studies • Biogeochemical cycling studies • Interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere, solid earth and ice
that surround it.• transformation of chemical compounds and phases within the marine
system• Marine chemistry, microbial, and ecological studies of stressed
environments including coral reefs and harmful agal bloom regions• Time series.
• Research examples – GLOBEC, CLIVAR, BATS, VERTIGO
Marine Geosciences Section Marine Geosciences Section –– Seafloor and Ocean MarginsSeafloor and Ocean Margins• Marine Geology and Geophysics• Ocean Drilling Program• Priority research programs include:
• Structure, tectonic evolution and volcanic activity of the ocean basins, the continental margins, the mid-ocean ridges, and island arc systems
• Processes controlling exchange of heat and chemical species between seawater and ocean rocks
• Genesis, chemistry, and mineralogic evolution of marine sediments • Processes controlling deposition, erosion and transport of marine
sediments • Ocean ridge crest processes and coupling to “vent communities”,
macrobiology and sub-sea floor microbial communities.• Continental margin studies focused on dynamics and evolution of the
ocean-continent transition.• Research examples – RIDGE 2000, MARGINS
• Develop catalytic multi-dimensional partnerships between ocean science researchers and educators
• Foster communication & coordination among ocean science education programs nationwide
• Promote ocean education as a charismatic interdisciplinary tool for improving science education in the 21st century
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